My Perfect Color

Gorgeous Gray

With gray being all the rage right now, one of the easiest ways to integrate gray into your space is through paint (of course!). Not only is gray in style for both fashion and interiors, it’s a neutral that is soothing and calming. Just like other neutrals such as beige, brown and black, gray can [...]

Pink Power

It’s fun designing with young families and little girls. No grandchildren yet for me so I can live vicariously and design with them. I am fascinated by the attraction to pink and how to integrate it into a scheme. These are some of my favorite pinks at the moment… ******************************* What I am loving now is Phillippe Starck’s [...]

Why Pink and Brown?

I had a client ask me, “Why do pink and brown look great together? How does it work so well?” Why would it work so well; pink is so girly and brown is just boring? Let me explain. . .brown is a sign of strength and dependability - Benjamin Moore’s 2110-30 Saddle Soap or BM1035 Cambridge [...]

Colors and History of the Biedermeier Period

One of the most interesting periods in design history is that of the Biedermeier era which had its roots in 19th century Germany and Austria. It’s also one of the most unknown and overlooked period styles amongst many people, both with experts and the general public alike. So how did this style come about and [...]

The Perfect Peach Paint

I would like to tell you the story of the perfect peach paint color. After Mr. Wonderful and I were married here in Southern California, we took off to Las Vegas for a stand-in honeymoon. You see, I requested Carpi, Italy- but since my husband was finishing his last year of his undergraduate accountancy degree, [...]

Themes and Color Ideas for a Modern Moorish Interior

The Moors came from Africa and established a kingdom in southern Spain. Mainly of Arabic and Berber descent, their cultural designs have inspired designers centuries later. The mystery and romance of the Arabian Nights and the splendid palaces, arches and furnishings seen in museums and buildings throughout the Mediterranean world, still lend themselves to Moorish [...]

Optimize Your View With Hunter Douglas

The importance of window treatments to the interior beauty of your home cannot be overstated. After all, all we see is light and light reflection, so controlling the light in your home is an integral part of creating your decor. Although controlling the light coming into your home is just one of the benefits. Window treatments [...]

Color it Sold!

Finding the right paint color to get from For Sale to Sold! Conventional wisdom dictated for years that when you sell your home, the first thing you need to do is paint all the walls white. I sold a home in California several years ago, and the first Realtor that wanted my listing told me [...]

Zero VOC Paint in a MiniCan Paint Sample

MyPerfectColor now offers any color in a minisize can of environmentally friendly zero voc paint. Using the new Benjamin Moore Natura paint, MyPerfectColor.com now offers pint-sized minican samples of any of its over 100,000 paint colors from over 100 paint brands. You can still choose the regular paint sample minican MyPerfectColor has always offered, but [...]

Rebound Re-design

I never expected it to happen. The guy I love decides its over, suddenly, without notice. Drops the bomb, moves out and leaves me and my kids alone having to fall back into life without him. Familiar story to many of us-filled with days of tears, fears and ice cream. But just for a while… Then [...]